Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 · Updated to 30 Sep 2025 · Part IV · Enforcement
27. Enforcement officers
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The following officers shall be enforcement officers for the purpose of this Act and may exercise all powers of enforcement:
any police officer;
any immigration officer;
any Officer of customs;
any officer of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement
Agency; and
any Labour Officer.
The Minister may, after consultation with any other relevant Minister, appoint any public officer as may be deemed necessary as an enforcement officer for the purposes of this Act and the public officer appointed as such may exercise all powers of enforcement.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for internal security;
Every appointment under subsection (1a) shall be published in the Gazette.
An enforcement officer when acting against any person under this Act, shall declare his office and shall produce to the person against whom he is acting any authority card which has been issued to him.
enforcement officer
“enforcement officer” means any officer specified in subsection 27(1) or any public officer appointed under subsection 27(1a);
Terms defined in s 2
enforcement officer
Defined · s 2“enforcement officer” means any officer specified in subsection 27(1) or any public officer appointed under subsection 27(1a);
immigration officer
Defined · s 2“immigration officer” has the same meaning assigned to it by the Immigration Act 1959/63;
Labour Officer
Defined · s 2“Labour Officer” means a Labour Officer appointed under section 3 of the Employment Act 1955 or section 3 of the Sabah Labour Ordinance or section 3 of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for internal security;
Officer of customs
Defined · s 2“Officer of customs” has the same meaning assigned to it by the Customs Act 1967;
officer of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Defined · s 2“officer of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency” has the same meaning assigned to it by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004;
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